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tar·get

target

 
 
pronunciation:
tar giht
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a thing that you aim at and want to hit.
She shot her arrow and hit the target.The army's target was the weapons factory.
 
similar words:
goal
definition 2: a thing that you want to reach; goal.
His target was to finish the project by December.
synonyms:
aim, goal
similar words:
intention, object, purpose
Word History
Target comes from targe, a French word for a small round shield, not a large one that covered the whole body.